LIFE Summer Term Week Five

Mon 4 March Labour Day Public Holiday – College Closed
Tue 5 March Home Study Day – College and Uniform Shop Closed
NEAS to be rescheduled
Shrove Tuesday
Wed 6 March Ash Wednesday
NEAS Yr 10 to Yr 12 vs La Salle
OLNA Writing - First Round
Thu 7 March NEAS Swim Meet at La Salle
2:00pm to 5:00pm
OLNA Writing - First Round

Parents please use Parent Coneqt for SEQTA Engage via this link for current letters and excursion information. SEQTA Engage


Events at ECU




Labrats 
Aimed at Years 9, 10 and 11 interested in science.
This is a one day event during September school holidays held at ECU Joondalup campus and is FREE. Students will participate in several hands-on science workshops, hear from our current students and researchers about the amazing science that is being taught and researched at ECU. Places are limited and need to be booked online. Registration links are available in the pdf.

The Biodiversity Wonderland of WA 
Aimed at Years 9-11 students interested in conservation, wildlife and sustainability.
This is a one day event on Friday 27th July held at ECU Joondalup campus and is also free. The day will commence with a presentation from Professor Kingsley Dixon and a showcase from Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre. If your school is interested then please enquire about bus subsidies. 

Fashion Weekend Classes
ECUs Fashion Weekend classes are back again this year and commence from 25 August – 22 September. Participants will be shown strategies for generating ideas for garment through sculptural manipulation of cloth and found garment. Please check the attached pdf to register and for further information.

Further details with links have been Direct Messaged to students and Parents of all Year 9, 10 and 11 students


Villain School Hits The News

HCC's 2018 College Production of Villain School featured in today's Ellenbrook Advocate! Limited tickets still available from www.trybooking.com/346290


Villainous Creations

We have been very fortunate to have had some amazing talent in our student media and artwork team for Villain School this year. James Evans (Year 12) has been hard at work over the last few weeks interviewing cast and crew members and will be producing a production documentary which will be displayed in the foyer on performance nights along with his first two teaser trailers. Darrell Chiu (Year 12) has designed not only the Villain School poster but all the Order Logos as well as the VILE school logo and is now producing some unreal character promo posters (see below). Finally, Mya Ubalde (Year 11) has been hard at work behind the scenes designing original backdrops which will set the scene for VILE. These will be kept under wraps and not revealed until opening night. We are very lucky to have such creative talent as part of the production team this year. Be sure to get your tickets for Villain School from www.trybooking.com/346290 before they all sell out!!



Middle School Social

The Holy Cross College Middle School Social is next Friday! 
Friday 8th June - 7pm-9pm
Tickets are just $8 and include a soft drink, cheeseburger/ hamburger, prizes on the night and a DJ. 
Get your tickets ASAP from the front office. 

Yr 9 & 10 Try a Trade

Today is the first day of our Year 9 and 10 students attending South Metropolitan TAFE for a Try a Trade event.
The students were straight away, in the deep end, getting their hands dirty with Bricklaying. They are learning how to mix the mortar, butter the bricks and work to a profile.
 Their lecturer Ray made sure that they are looking after their soft hands by advising them in the use of a hand cream this evening. He told them to check with their mum's that its not the expensive brand they get their hands on !!!






Our students helping St Helena's Parish Busy Bee


As part of our Giving Life programme, Mia Rogers, Jorja Polodna, Paige Polodna, Courtney-Ann Tassell, Noweliyn Drago and Nicole Picado volunteered to clean our parish of St Helena's as part of the busy bee held on 19 May. They did a stunning job. Well done for helping out our parish community and walking in the way in the Jesus.







CECWA Forum

On Tuesday the 22nd May the Year 11 LIFE Leaders were given the opportunity to participate in a forum at Aranmore College run by the Catholic Education Commission of WA. The aim of this meeting was to consult students on how they feel about the advantages of  Catholic Education and the changes that can be made to benefit all students in the sector. It was a great opportunity to hear other students perspectives, to take some ideas back to our own College and to be consulted in this process with the aim of pioneering change in education.

By Alex Falck






Junior School Update

Pre-Primary

Wow! We have had a fantastic start to Autumn Term in Pre-Primary.

During Literacy, we have been exploring the story ‘The Little Red Hen’. This story has inspired our Pre-Primary dramatic play areas. The students absolutely loved taking on a farmer role in the chicken farmyard and the green tractor. This exploration has allowed students to develop their oral language skills, problem-solving, cooperation, and communication. ‘The Little Red Hen’ story has also inspired our writing tasks for the week. Students have all had the opportunity to create a bread loaf recipe. Our Pre-Primary students did a fantastic job writing the different ingredients and steps we need to make bread. We can not wait to use these recipes next week to make some yummy bread!

In Religious Education, we have been learning about our families. We started by exploring our own families and then we looked at Jesus’ family. When we identified Jesus’ family we discussed the important role that Mary and Joseph played in His life. This investigation allowed us to identify the need to belong to a family and the different ways we can care for and show love to our families.

We would like to say a big thank you to all of our parent helpers who have offered their support this term. We really appreciate your help in Pre-Primary.



Mrs. Jo Wright, Miss Abbey Rowlands, Mrs. Caroline Hilton and Mrs. Helen Cooke.  

Pre-Primary Team

VILE Message from Villain School Playwright

The cast and crew of Villain School were lucky enough to make an international connection during Week 4 with the playwright of Villain School Brian Taylor sending a video message from Colorado. We are thrilled to be able to use technology to make connections with playwrights which were not possible in a world before digital resources. Thanks to Brian for taking the time to send this through to our students. 

Mr Chris McRae
Production Director